ABSTRACT
The chapter demonstrates that internal fractures within the Chechen de facto state played no less of a decisive role in the demise of the republic, than the Russian invasion. Furthermore, it demonstrates that the failure of a de facto state is a complex phenomenon that combines the common factors of nation-state failure and the processes specific to de facto entities. The author claims that tribalism, warlordism, ideological fractionalization, and economic deficiencies emerge as significant determinants of the de facto states’ demise.
